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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-10
Escape Of Canadian Conviot.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 3O.--A Ne,us special
from Kingston, Ont, says that two con-
victs in the provincial penitentiary, named
Kelly and scoon, escaped to-day, taking
to the lake in yacht owned by Warden
Lavelle. During the afternoon Warden
Lavelle and other officials had been cruis-
ing about the lake, with Kelly acting M
engineer and scoon as fireman, When
the yacht returned and drew up along
side Of the wharf, the Officials
stepped of, and suddenly the craft shot ont
into the lake with full head of steam
ohlcers and guards on the prison walls
tred, but the conyicts escaped the fusilade
by lying down behind the boiler. Belore
q steamer could be procured to purspe
them, the convicts had worked nm 70 Fonr
Mile point and were heading for tba
American side. Two officers and a Yacht
were sent in pursuit, followed by tbs
steamer Hiram Calvin, which cut through
the channel to head of the craft before Il
could reach American waters.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-10
Thn Cnnn az hfcfinrIrIn.

MONTREAL, Caaatas s7pE. z--ThrEp s 81
IDENTITY = change ~ front ID lHp pr1ecodiaP
against McGAuEie. An indictment has psga
prepared and Initial 4 Is tudFr Haley, 81
days. and yet n hsss uut hruu sruk ts-Elsr ~
grand jury ~ wNa thS iwt*uttpH - tire csoNn
prosecutor. Tie IRilsg refuses % steaA "a
tie subject, eBt Apparently CuHeag6n
u Eivg tha imprvastun that he kH
changed bis mind aud VIII At
npt make gBy inHyE thiq GnrtH. Na0aylEsk
prepared Tor apv tuuscr aud Intends iHsEiuf
n st4hiarn hight tte hRa retained several
prominent bafrittFra- SIC gArsztn ~ hftnf
have been placNd 0B ihr olfiers II his Iufgnts
AWytrs, where he was seen on Tuesday lasl
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-10
Ended His Career.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. LA man about 20
years old, supposed, from papers found ON his
person. to be Derby g. Beach, OF 1913 North
broundary street, Burlington, Ia. com.
i mltted suicide on the Common yesterday BY
snooting himself In the left breast. The man
vas about feet inches I'm height dark com.
pIe1loned, and had evidently been sick with
The body lies at the under
takers. awaiting Identification. N"uVA-
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-10
pofondnd Hln nfIntrnnn.

HoFEiSsvtLtE, III, Srl., l. ticdrEs Iaf.
ior, young Whitc man, y years ~ RSc en-.
played upon the farm 81 Horace BurkHn,
near LHngvicE, ten miles south u brry, VA,
hauling tobacco from tbs Heid Wlrrr liz Ps.
Tish's mistress and her Fbslifru arrr pugagal
and TrWpved thr children iuf l1ilHE. ID.
mother ttok sides uiIh her children aCi
abused Taylor, whp struck tcr. WhsrruEga
Parrish Jumped if1m bis wagon and rush
iinE Og IaylGf. stabisd him % the heart vim
ms ipbaecn knIie. Taylor hurc good Char
actEr.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-10
Bnvnrll.a snntimnntn

WAsntSgr0S, u. G.. sopi. 2 secretary
Bayard said tonight that he had great roo
son 10 hopo that fatr and final settlement
would tic reached. Of The differences whlsh
always existed between THIS country aai
treat Britain over the Fisheries question sinss
lHI7, a hnal sctilrment 1T which had ncysi
bnHn reached. Tho arrtUtHry said that VI.
Chamberlain would mud tho uUttri States
T'ady 70 90 hrr part toward securing good
feeling between the two countries,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-10
"a Biz Rnilrontl nnnI


CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 3O.--It was reported
here to-day that the Wisconsin Central
company is heavily interested in deal on
foot to Dust the present management Of the
Northern Pacific, the purpose being TO turn
the Northern Pacific traffic over to the
Wisconsin Central lines, and 70 make The
CentraIs Chicago terminus mora
valuable. The latter pronertv
represents an outlay ei 5000, 900. and III
larger part of the money was advanced Inv
>. A. Rockefeller, Of the Standard III
company. At presentlsut two COMPANIES
are using these facilities, the Wisconsin
ana Minnesota & Northwestern and Their
business is not sufficient 10 paw interest IN
tne bonds. Rockafeller owns $500 o0o ~
Union Pacificstock, and Is large shareholdcr
"a y, the Oregon transcontinenai and. with
EllJa1 smith, has pooled issues TO secnra
control Of the Northern Pacific, as stated
l ron parties are actively canvnssinp among
ohlcago shareholders of the last mentione5
coming election. ~ '''o
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-10

DISPATCHES from Cuba say that popular
demonstrations demonstration are being held to express
Indignation at the governments action T.
dismissing General satamonica from ,ho
Captain Generally. Riots are feared
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-10

!, i B,i Russian families living in the suburb.
o. BerlIn have been expelled BY Inc Gsym.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15
Condition OF Banks.

Auditor General Niles asks the legisla-
ture to enact law for the examination
Of the private banks of the state and the
publication Of their condition, and the
facts which he gives make 1t imperative
upon the legislature 10 do this. These
banks report annually TO the auditor gen.
eral their earnings, but their own reports
should not be relied on, as evidently in
many cases they are not true ones.
If they tell the truth they are in bad
condition; and If they do not, the state suf-
fers In its revenue from them. Some
ninety Of them do not average earnings
equal to those of an ordinary me-
chanio, according to their showing.
OF course there are many private
and state banks whose reports are
not challenged and it is to the interest OF
these TO zee that injustice is not done theil
repute by the bad sheep in the flock. rhs
public Is entitled to know the condition o.
every banking institution for It is upor
| the trust OF the community that 1t grazes
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15
The Railroads BonDd

The Interstate commerce bill has gone
through the Senate with great ease, a
large majority 'fven refusing to recommend
Mt f9rlce andIment. The desire seems TO
.soI,oeen very decided to act promptly
omnS S1dthe subject, which was felt to de-
KsncE. "yislation, though there was much
had at its :. .aniiested as to whether the pro.
the preserill was just the right thing. The
rras,Sentop ,SSoseetop was strong, however, that II it
speciive bodiht, further consideration Of It
uary Is, lss7,.ely to make it better, the good
and the evil Of 1t needing the test Of ex-
pertinent The bill has been passed as an
experimental measure In the right direc-
tion. There was hardly anyone TO
deny that the railroads needed the
curb OF the law 20 induce them to deal
fairly by their customers. No one thing
has been so effective in the securing of this
bill as the confessed outrage Of the Stand
ard oil monopoly, which has undeniably
been built up by the favoring rebates of
railroads. The millions that We're thus ac-
cumulated by few have been SO colspicu.
Gus to the country that Congress did not
dare to balk the demand for a remedy
against further iniquity of the sort. If the
great railroads OF the country suffer from
this legislation they have only themselves
to blame. If they had used their power
justly their exercise Of It would never have
been disturbed; now they are stripped Of it,
and must needs hereafter 90 In chains.
That this bill will be in its ultimate effect
benacent is believed heartily by the
people. OF course everything will depend
upon its mode of execution and chiefly
upon the character of the commissioners.
The president will certainly appoint men
who are sincerely in sympathy with the
object Of the bill and We trust that they
will have an intelligence equal to their Zeal
We assume that the bill will become law
Its vote In the Senate assures its passage
in the House; and the effort to obta in
open and fair railroad charges will very
soon 60 into practical operation.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15
Bismarek's Defeat,

Bismarck has dissolved the Reichstag
s)lely because it refused to grant supplies
for an increased military establishment
for seven years. The passage Of the amend.
ment granting an increase for three years
appears to destroy the force Of his argu.
ment that the passage Of the bill uraltered
Is essential for the preservation Of peace,
as 1t shows that even the most bitter
partisans are ready to sanction bill that
greatly increases the burden of military
expenses, if they are convinced that the
measure II necessary for the defense of the
fatherland. There can, there fore, be no
doubt that the appropriation would be re-
newed at the end of three years, if neces.
sary, aud II does not seem consistent with
the principle OF parliamentary government
that the body should abandon all control
OF the sinews of war for 50 long a time.
when Bismarck was struggling for the
union OF Germany, he treated the Prus.
Sian parliament in the same dlctatorIsl
way, and demonstrated that under his
election limited monarchy was limited
oa'y by his will. For two years he did
WI aout an assembly, and though he risked
MS life by defiance of the constitution II
was thought that the end of a united Cor.
many justified the means taken To secure a.
WHAT his end can be now is hard 10 ,su
Tor II bis object in passing the bill was
preparation for immediate war, the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15
0be calunSter Jr1tflltAsr.est
LANoAsTER. JANUARY IS, isy7.
One More.


Another man has been hanged whose
guilt was doubtful a fact which was sun.
ciently testified to by the public voice and
by the hesitation of the authorities 10 en-
force the sentence. Governor Lee satisfied
himself that Cluverius was guilty but
there was no such convincing proof
in the case as to have removed
. reasonable doubt OF guilt from
many, If not most minds. 1t seems
10 be forgotten In these days that the law
says that such reasonable doubt shall
prohibit conviction. Capital criminal
cases are decided upon the balance OF
evidence. That sufiiced to condemn
Ciuverius and if that is sufficient under
Che Virginia law, he was lawfully hanged,
It does not suffice under the Pennsylva.
mia statute, though 1t often does under the
Pennsylvania practice. Why Is there this
bloodthirst which causes men TO overlook
the hesitation OF the law to condemn
where the proof fails to be wholly conclu.
sive Is it that contempt for life is
springing up among US II so, there is a
bad outlook for cessation Of the fre-
quency OF murder.
A Philadelphia Judge said to brother
Judge, not long ago, who spoke Of the grief
1t gave him to sentence TO death, that he
had no such feeling at all, since it was but
Fastening Of a certain fate. That Judge
argued as would the slayer, easing his con.
science at the death Of his victim; he was
but Fastening certain thing. But this 4;
not the feeling Of humanity; nor 1:
It the state Of things that the law
is instituted to preserve. 1t may
be, and doubtless Is the fact ths
death is not the worst that can be donC
to man, philosophically considered; bu
nevertheless 1t is the worst in its contem
plstion. Philosophy and fact do no
always agree.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15
gERSONAL.

GEoRex uEARsr was on Friday might
nominated for L. : senator by the Demo
cratic caucus OF the California legislature
DR. HORACE ALLEMAN, chlst burgess Of
Hanover, York county, died on Ir'iay t!om
apopleXy. a widow, two cons aud ioNT
daughters survive.
Or. J. b. TAYLOR, OF New York, SAYS tha,
10 extremely cold weather m6sslss is dsu.
seruus disease on account Ui its frequent
complication with bronchial troubles.
MRs EaERsoLE, mother Of Daniel Eber.
sole, residing with her son about one mile
north Of Goods meeting house Is ~ the YIN
year Of her age, snd Is able TO oe soOut
W. HAYES GRIER, Sss hiss now taken IN
his permanent residence al Harrisburg only
visitiug Columbia FOR the purpose o. attend
ing Sabbath services Columbia herald.
RsrRrsES S'ArTvE 5 s Cox, Of New York,
hss been con tned 20 bis room s!uce Sunday
| last with q severe cold on bis chest, aud his
physician has ordered him 10 tskvA COmP.-.a
rest, aud not read or answer the large cores
pOndence he receives every day.
CHARLES MACKENZIE, an eI.pollceusn
OF New York, who has Just died, was one OF
Tenuysou's gallant six HUNDRED Of the charge
OF the Light Brigade 8; Ralaklaya. After his
discharge from tho English army 10 lS62 he
came TO America and joined the Cuitsd states
navy. He was With Commodore Porter on
the Mississippi and took part in several eu-
gagements
MICRAEL pATITT delivered o lecture Ia
Baltimore on Thursday night on the " Pro
grsss OF the Home Rule Govern ueut" Mr..
| Dsvitt WAS not accompanied 10y bis California
bride. He WAS asked II It wss true that he
| had condemned Henry Georges position In
| the McGyun case, aud he replied thst II
| was. MI George" said he, has made q
| blunder an irretrIyaols o.ulder. regret
1t exceedingly, as be Is my personal
| friend
MRS TYLER, having been alluded 70 by
| the New Yoru Void - the rsEsrG5': WIDOW
| OF ex. President Tyler. Is corrected uy cor
| respondent who describes the lady a. fol
| lows Mrs. Tyler was thirty years younger
than the president she & u.s-suuch pss
| the prime OF life, with sun SHAY nature
| bright aud vivaClOus In manner and COuveT
| satlOn, q fresh complexion, brilliant eyes
| ine hair snd magnificent teUth--s Of wAlgG
| shs owes solely 10 nsture.
| Mrs. CLEVELAND is greatly sdmir2d by
| the female correspondents IN Washington
| There IS not one Of the large number o
| ladies who write for the press who woulC
| not 60 out OF her way TO DO the president
| wife favor. She is on the best terms will
| all OF them, snd on New Years dsy, durinl
lull IN the reception, when the CrUwl
ceased passing through tho Blue room, sh
went over TO whore group OF the lady cor
respondents stood, ana IN answer 10 thei
questions she told them the names Of certain
ladies behind the line, and even described
| their dresses ..
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15
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NILES ON STATE BANKS.
The Auditor General iu Favor OF srictsr Les
l.latlou Res srdink Them,

The Auditor General iu Favor of suictsr Leg.
lslstlou Res srdinS Them.
Auditor General Niles has made his an.
nusl report, In a portion Of which be deals
with state banks. He says there are eighty
one regularly incorporated state banks, Of
which seventy.eight made reports for l5SJ
OF this number less thsn twenty are iuCOs--
porsted under the general banking act n
1875; the balance are dUlUZ business ugIkr
special charters granted them In the dsI0 Of
special legislation.
Private banks not incorporated by the
state are Ieguir-a ey iaS to maGs annual re-
turns under oath 10 the auditor general, and
70 pay tax o' 3 per cent OF their net earn
ings In 1888 twenty nine reported net
loss, forty four sd an income lsss than $500
and twenty-five an INCOME less than &, 600,
making ninety.eiRht which are doing p4 D.
lie business and whiCh on 40 syersEe earn
less per ceutum thsn good mechanic"
The auditor general maEess vigorous ar.
gument 10 favor OF the bul for the reEula-
ton OF private banking which was proposed
a. his suggestion at tue last session Of ths
Legislature, bu, was defeated, He EN- bod les
in his report = complete List OF all the private
banks doing business IN the state, with the
returns OF gross and net earnings for each
under oath, and the amount 0! tax pad Oy
each, that being poE csltum Of the net saru
ings
In the list are D. P. LDgher 4 sons with
gross earnings OF SIS, IL ~ and net earnings
OF % f99 % Among those reputinS more
than $4,000 net earnings srs Reed, MJ6raln
s Co, with gross earnings OF 5f9 CSO 10 .Qd
net earnings OF slL2s27t,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15
BEroas rae r3orJyyEs
Persona, Pointers g., Die q St We'll
knovn Ann hn, ,recps,.

PERSONAL Pointers g., ,Se St We'll
George w. GoodhA irdciug good work
,,l,, in the Eastern oouOtr aoad Of the Starr
Frank Deshon is stlll Suffering nom In.
juries received In this city aud has not been
aple 60 reioin the Starr company.
L. p. Sullivan, Of the Atkiuson { Cock,
was Black Cook " manage, some years
ago.
Lancaster has not had variety theatre
since ls77, but they are to have ono now sure
John Il. Craven, the comedian Of next
weeks dramatic company, las, year played
O!i Sport In the Rag BABY"
The Starr opera company Will work south
for the balance OF the season.
The Atkinson & Cook company, whicl aP.
pears here next week, is under the msuage.
ment OF Charles Cook, one Of tho oIeverest
men in the business In Charles OSSOod,
the advance unan, the firm has hard work
ing hustlor
The New York Mirror last week sent out
an appeal for aid In the erection Of the monu'
ment on the burial lot OF the actors mud In
Evergreen cemetery, New York, aud 1t has
already met with u hearty.srPrnNaL People
IN all branches OF the profession are so1diug ID
their contributions, and Il matters not no"
small they are the M.rror will acknowledge
| all 1t is a noble WORK, aud the paper de-
serves praise Tor the great interest mani
tested. The amount subscribed IL $3.50,
| and s. 053 70 Is needed.
The Clipper made bad misisk this week.
II said "Mtss Maggie Cline wss laid up with
| pneumuniain Brooklyn last week and II Is
| said that she had close call. Fanny Blood
| goods mother tenderly uursed her snd she
| hOPes to join the Hall. Bloodgcod company al
| New Raven, Conn" Ths was al wrong q:
| It is Miss Lilly Hall who Is s!ok in Brooklyn
and her condition Is very bad. The story
reached Lancaster before the company, and
many believed that Miss Cllue was not with
the party until she siepTed out upon the
| stage.
Lester & Allen, the minstrel team, have
separated after partnership Of many years
These people began 10 ylsli Lancaster with
one OF NJ. b. Leavltts companies about ter
years ago They played On the ends snd
among the female members ot the trouP,
we're Louise Montague and Niols Clifton
| Both we're very handsome and Miss CllnCf
was said 10 be the finest formed woman or
the stage. Allen married Miss Montague suC
Lester married Miss Clifton. Neither mar
risge proved happy and the couples hGvt
been living separately for years Lester
| vile is keeping an actors boarding house II
| PlIladel phis while Miss NCutsEue has bad
varied experience. Two yssrs aSn she wa
FOrepsugh's $40, coo beauty and lately SIZE WA
a member of the "MizpaA" company wLIcl
stranded in Chicago
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15

THERE is trouble n the Washington bar
racks. A court-martial in full uniform 1.
sitting upon Lieut. Charles Humphreys,
who 10 charged with the horrible offepse of
permitting his six children to skate on the
pond In the barracks yard. General Gibson
bad issued an order prohibiting skating on
this pond. Lieut. Barrett saw the children
in the sot of skating and called tie attention
ofIieut Humphreys to the order OF the gen.
ers, but the wicked Humphreys refused TO
remove the children. Barrett reported facts
to the commanding officer, and under his
orders again requested the removal OF the
children. He then appeared upon the scene
Of mutiuy sccomPanied by the sergeant Of
the guard In full force and ordered him to
clear the pond. Lieut Humphreys said that
General Gibson had violated his own order
by sksting on the pond himself, and that his
children were guilty Of the same crime.
By way OF punishment for this ridiculous
performance 1t would be well TO send the
general and Lieutenant Barrett to establish a
sigpsl station on the shores OF the open polar
sea with ample authority to keep the chill.
oreD OF the ice,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15

The eviction OF tenants on the winn es-
tates at Glenbeigh, County Kerry, were con.
tinued Friday. In some cases the baillfrs
were stoutly resisted. The occupants OF one
house barricaded the doors and windows sud
refused 10 allow the officers 10 enter. The
Dailiffs made several attempts 10 force their
way into the dwelling, but its defenders
received them with boiling water and
showers OF stones aud forced them to
retreat, number Of them with severe
wounds. This siege lasted some hours.
Finally the police loaded their weapons
and threatened to ire II Gu immediate sur.
render was not made. At this the defenders
yielded and submitted TO arrest. They were
% in number and all were taken into cnstodV,
The wife OF the tenant was carried out of the
house by the officers In Il iaintug condition.
She was afterwards Left dying IN the yard.
The people are maddensd at the brutality OF
the officers. Mr. Harrington, member OF
Parliament, exhorted them to avoid violence
and with difficulty prevented bloodshed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15

TIE New York Board OF Trade and Trsue-
portation has been trying for some time to
secure the passage OF q national bankrupt
law, which shall prevent the making Of pre-
ferenCes In cases OF insolvency. They have
at last concluded to begin again at home and
secure the passage Of q bill, for the purpose
named, in the assembly of New York. The
bill was presented on Thursday and pro-
vides that no assignment shall contain any
provision or make any disposition Of the
assigned estate preferred by any creditor or
class Of creditors An exception is made
however, in the case OF employees to the
amount Of sl00. 1t provides for the removal
OF sn assignee on the petition of three-fourths
OF the creditors and allows the court discre-
ton 70 exclude challenged or doubtful debts
from the list OF creditors And, finally, ths.
all payments, ,conveniences or transfers mad G
by an lnsolvent debtor TO creditor hsvin z
knowledge Of the insolvency, within thirty
days prior to the assignment, shall be void,
and the title OF such property or payment
shall revert TO the assignee.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15
Matthew's Rejection.

As reported in our telegraphic columns,
yesterday, the Senate committee on the
District of Columbia, have decided to re.
port adversely the nomination Of J. G.
Matthews, OF Albany, n. Y, the colored
register of deeds fer the District. The vote
by which be was rejected was seven against
and two for him. Not a Republican voice
was raised in his behalf. his only support
ers being Harris and Brown, both Of them
Democrats and ex .Confederates.
Here is an exhibition of the boasted love
OF the Republican party for the colored
man! 1t may rise one of these days to tor
ment them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15

Ma. CHARLEs Il. HoDeEs has been
lecturing 10 Brooklyn on Richard Ill, and
he shows that the monarch has been terribly
misrepresented not only by Shakespeare, but
by historians "lmpartial history on investi.
CATION declares him to have been a just man,
not untruthful, aspiring or unworthily ambi-
tioua He was brave, courteous, wise in the
administration ofthe affairs Of state, causing
just laws to DO made and impsrtially admin.
istered. England fourished during his
reign. He WAS evidently respected, If not
beloved, by his subjects. Richard WAS man
Of medium stature, having a rather long
face, with grey eyes and a benign expression
Of countenanoe He was slow TO act or to
anger, but when he had resolved upon an
enterprise, warlike or peaceful, he moved
with celebrity and accomplished much in little
time. There was, undoubtedly, one defect
In his person-most historians agree that his
left shoulder was a little lower than the right
one. Otherwise he was well proportioned,
and was even regarded as handsome" How
much OF history is fiction